The Knight Of The North (Live At RoSFest) OFFICIAL
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- From Glass Hammer Double Live
Music: Steve Babb & Fred Schendel
Lyrics Steve Babb
Carl Groves, Susie Bogdanowicz, Aaron Raulston, Fred Schendel, Kamran Alan Shikoh and Steve Babb
This is where we draw the line
And here is where we make our stand
You'll gather all our forces here for
Here we stand on hallowed ground
And here the foe will surely fall
We'll send his army scattering for
This is where we draw the line
And here is where we make our stand
Now sound the trumpets, form the battle line
Hold the line
This is where we draw the line
And here is where we make our stand
This is where we draw the line
And here is where we make our stand
So they gathered all their men
There in that place of dread
That had once known peace
With banners high
And blowing in the wind
Here the foe must climb to meet them
Up the rocky slopes
And climb he did as their arrows flew
Yet still they came
Fell army of the Knight of the North
Who drove them forth, for
That is where they drew the line
And that is where they made their stand
And all found their courage
Whenever the King drew near
Now with the sound of thunder
Waves crashing on the shore
Metal on metal
The hosts are joined at last
Now the Knight of the East
With axe swinging to and fro
Would force his way into the fray
Ever seeking out his foe
One on one he would fight
And champion his King
Yet he knew his doom was near
When his eyes met
Those glaring orbs full of malice
Of the evil Knight 'neath his serpent banner
Now as 'round them battle raged
These two would fight a private war
And though he was doomed
He was singing a song of slaying
Then his axe was broken
Still he fought with mailed fists
As deep plunged the sword of the
Knight of the North into his heart
And he died
Mortals - stood and fought
An Army - of foulness wrought
Singing - as they slew
Warriors - brave and true
Set loose - upon the King
A wolvish - monstrous thing
Gaping - jaws wide
Thus it - struck and died
The Knight of the North Speaks
"Silly, dreaming King 'a raving
Always rambling of his plans
I will have his pretty princess
I will have her!
I will enslave her!
I will curse her!
Curse her forever!"
Who can stand against this
Armored giant?
As the sun is sinking low in the western sky
Weary forces of the King have won the field
The routed foe, scattering
Now the Knight of the North
Knows his battle is lost
Time to make good his escape
He flees to his tower
His fortress where the
Wrathful King gives chase
Anger written on his face
Up the winding stairs they go
Ever higher, now he knows
That his treachery has
Brought him beyond the hope of
Mercy, Mercy
If only he could
Swallow Pride
And atone for this
All this talk of
Ancient battle
All this talk of
Kings and villains
All this rambling
On 'bout evil
Monstrous armies
Swords and heroes
He was singing a song of slaying
What's he saying
Where's this leading
Kind of makes my brain hurt
Why can't he speak plain
What's the use of
Spinning these stories
Can't he find a better use
For the words he writes?
What lurks between the lines
And will I find it
What's the secret
What's the riddle
What am I supposed to
Glean from all these words
Hold your breath
We're going deeper
Deeper than you've ever been
Aren't you curious?
What lurks between the lines
And will I find it
Then the Knight of the North
Knew fear for the first time
His doom upon him
As the King was revealed
In his wrath and full power
A consuming fire
Yet still he vows revenge
As he is cast from on high
From paradise
To Hell
Just when you believe you are nearly at the end of the line, thrashing about in the cesspool of modern 'civilization'- the hate, the peevishness, the waste, the lack of love and integrity and hope, everything seemingly in thrall to the almighty dollar- just then, you happen across GLASS HAMMER in performance, unspooling loveliness, energy, love, hope, spirit, and beauty. I thank you all.
So glad you enjoyed this!
Can't agree more!
This is my favorite lineup of Glass Hammer
I agree wholeheartedly. Although Matt Mendians on drums was very good too.
This is a great lineup of my favorite American progressive rock band. It’s hard to comprehend that this is a live performance. Everything is perfect; the musicianship is extraordinary and the vocals are awesome too, especially the harmonies between Susie and Carl. And that sound from Steve Babb - He and Chris Squire are my favorite bass players. Also it is a special treat seeing and hearing Kamran Alan Shikoh play the steel guitar. Absolutely a great song. It has everything that a progressive rock fan would want.
So glad you like it!!! :::steve:::
@@ghprog
Thank you Sir. You guys are the best!
It sure has!
This makes me happy.
I'm glad!
great to see live footage of this album!
This was a nice surprise seeing this. Amazing performance.
Such a beautiful album. I've kind of stopped listening to music for a long time (focused on other things, I guess), but I'm getting back into it. I need to listen to this whole record again... volume all the way up!
Genius!! The Knight of the north is a masterpiece!!!
What a great surprise seeing everyone! So good to see Shikoh playing again!! Love what he brings.
Line up for the eternity
The best song
Love it! Extra angles from Double live. Fabulous song from a great line-up.
thank you for posting, great song and great performance!!
Goosebumps ❤
Welcome to 1970, wow best modern prog I've ever heard.
Thank you!
Great stuff! 😎
desde que los descubrí, por allá a finales de los 90,no dejo de asombrarme de la maravillosa capacidad de composición de la dupla Babb-Shnedell,siempre me ha gustado esa corriente y sus fabulosos exponentes, toda una épica en un tema.
Good audio and enjoyable performance.
Thanks!
Carl will be replacing Chris Hemsworth as Thor in the next Marvel film.
Carl's a monster on stage!
That went rather well actually, didn't it!
Not too shabby.
Just saw this video, Steve and Fred, 5 months late. One of my goals in life would be to see you all live, but this will do nicely. Was this from this year's ROS fest? It's great to see Suzie singing with the band, and though I thought there might be some issues with KAS, I am apparently quite wrong, which is good. AN exciting suite here- so well done! And looking forward to the new release later this month (October).
This video was from 2015! Many years ago !
@@ghprog thanks! I think I thought it was recent because I was just over on progressive ears reading the glass hammer thread from Steve.😀